Italian spring recipes with 400 or fewer calories

Vino Cotto (Vincotto) Cheesecake Bars

A light-textured cheesecake filling over an amazing almond flour crust!

Risi e Bisi

This delectable spring dish, a soup with fresh pea pod stock, fresh peas and rice, was once served with great pomp and ceremony to the Magnificent…

Borage filled Ravioli

Early Spring ravioli filled with country borage and ricotta, with a walnut pesto and a finish of barely melted butter and fresh marjoram

Dolce al Mascarpone

My luscious spring variation on Tiramisù, this one is made with a lemon syrup and fresh berries

Italian Red Wine Cookies

These are so quick and easy you can bake them anytime, and people will think you spent all day just baking for them !!

Weir Dough for Pizza

Linguine with Fresh Tomatoes

Since we can have great tomatoes year around, we can always enjoy their fresh flavor this way. Remember: Never store your fresh tomatoes in the…

Lasagna

Very easy to make. Can be done with or without ground beef!

Cheesy Spinach Stuffed Portobellos

Ricotta & Spinach Fritters

Basil-Walnut Pesto

To help mix the pesto with the cooked pasta, blend 4 to 6 tablespoons of the pasta cooking water into 1/2 cup pesto before tossing.

Crunchy Green Bean Salad

Soup with sausage, Savoy cabbage, cannellini beans and tortellini

Early spring-time soup wonderful in taste, aroma and ingredients Easy…

Ravioli with Peas and Prosciutto

This is a dish we made on a cooking class about a week ago using the first fresh peas of the season. Vibrantly…

Stuffed Artichokes

I will never forget the first time I ate Stuffed Artichokes.......It was love at first site......25 years later I still make it the same way my mom…